Next Tuesday, T-Mobile is giving customers an ice cream deal to help them cool down during the summer. On Tuesday, August 27, T-Mobile customers can get a $2 promo card to Baskin-Robbins for some ice cream. Also coming next Tuesday is a free one-night disc rental from Redbox and exclusive … [read full article]
T-Mobile has opened up a new device lab to help it prepare for its broad 5G rollout. The new T-Mobile device lab is a 20,000 square foot facility in T-Mo’s Launch Pad innovation center in Bellevue, WA, which is also where the carrier is headquartered. This device lab will help T-Mobile test all kinds of wireless tech, including the mmWave, mid-band, and low-band 5G spectrum … [read full article]
After two state attorneys general joined the lawsuit to block T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger this month, there’s now a state AG coming out in support of the deal. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and five other states in the legal efforts to support the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. “Louisiana citizens living in rural communities deserve meaningful competition and reliable service,” Landry … [read full article]
T-Mobile is making some updates to the charges that it applies when you buy a new phone. T-Mobile employees are now undergoing training for Assisted Support charges. Documents viewed by TmoNews show that customers will be assessed a $20 Assisted Support fee for new postpaid device activations performed in a retail store, through virtual retail, or through customer care. These include new devices purchased from T-Mo, Bring Your Own Device, Bring Your Own SIM, devices activated on [read full article]
OnePlus 7 Pro owners, it’s time to update again. T-Mobile is now pushing an update to the OnePlus 7 Pro that bumps it up to OxygenOS 9.5.10. The update is 122.5MB and includes battery improvements, camera and camera pop-up improvements, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi bug fixes. There are updated versions of the Camera and Google Maps apps, too, and general bux fixes and system … [read full article]
One week after receiving a software update, the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 is now receiving another update. T-Mobile is now updating its Galaxy Note 9 to version N960USQS2CSGB. The update is 193.89MB and includes the August 1, 2019 Android security patches. This update is now rolling out over the air, and TmoNews readers Edmund and Moshe have already gotten it today. If you don’t feel like waiting … [read full article]
It looks like T-Mobile has another piece of branded gear coming soon for T-Mobile Tuesdays. A photo shared with TmoNews shows a new T-Mobile Tuesdays hat. It’s got a magenta “T” logo on the front, what looks to be a mesh back, and an adjustable strap. The source who shared the photo didn’t have an exact date for the release of this T-Mobile Tuesdays hat, but we’ve … [read full article]
Days after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai formally recommended that the T-Mobile-Sprint merger be approved, some members of the U.S. government are urging the FCC to allow for a period of public comment before voting on the deal. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and a group of other Democratic senators today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Pai, saying that the FCC should issue a public … [read full article]
Ready for another round of low-band LTE upgrades? T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s performed hundreds of low-band LTE over the past two weeks. These upgrades include 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. T-Mo’s latest LTE upgrades are sprinkled throughout the U.S., including cities like Phoenix, AZ; Corvallis, OR; Detroit, MI; Woburn, MA; Jacksonville, FL; and Austin, TX. As usual, below we’ve got the full list of cities that’ve … [read full article]
T-Mobile has once again come out on top in a J.D. Power study. T-Mo has finished first in the new J.D. Power Wireless Purchase Experience Study – Volume 2, making the fourth [read full article]
As more states join the lawsuit to block T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger, the two carriers have reportedly started settlement talks with the state attorneys general. A new rumor says that T-Mobile and Sprint have started investigating a possible settlement with the state AGs involved in the lawsuit, and it’s said that ideas are being tossed around both internally and with the AGs. Fox Business … [read full article]
T-Mobile has achieved a few 5G milestones lately with partners like Ericsson and Nokia. Today another achievement was announced, but this one includes a new partner. MediaTek touts that it and T-Mobile have completed the world’s first “5G New Radio (NR) standalone data call in a multi-vendor environment that mirrors actual 5G deployment in T-Mobile’s network.” The companies used a MediaTek 5G M70 Modem. MediaTek … [read full article]
